tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post4577990494734127967..comments2016-12-02T11:26:10.627-06:00Comments on Beth Loves Bollywood: National Film Development Corporation films premiering onlineBeth Watkinsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-75347695737721302732007-08-17T14:57:00.000-05:002007-08-17T14:57:00.000-05:00akshaye,"Party is a rip-off of Mrs.Dalloway"party ...akshaye,<BR/><BR/>"Party is a rip-off of Mrs.Dalloway"<BR/><BR/>party was released in 1984 and Mrs.Dalloway in 1997 ?????????????<BR/><BR/>Off all peoples you are accusing govind nihalani for plagarism... almost all his off beat movies are based on books or plays by famous indian writers like "Vijay Tendulkar", "Maheshwata Devi" etc...<BR/><BR/>"The rest of them though are government funded advertisements for state socialism".<BR/><BR/>Don't you think this is such a fleeting statement.One must have seen all the art movies to comment like this,or should be able to understand assamese, manipuri, oriya, malayalam and all other indian languages to watch all the movies from those part to comment about it.parallel cinemahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09833133921908910402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-61457893923182504902007-08-17T14:47:00.000-05:002007-08-17T14:47:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.parallel cinemahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09833133921908910402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-42986226276846329752007-06-23T09:18:00.000-05:002007-06-23T09:18:00.000-05:00All - thanks for the recommendations! While I've h...All - thanks for the recommendations! While I've heard of (or seen) many of the actors in these movies, I know nothing about the works themselves. <BR/><BR/>I'm intrigued by akshayefan's assertions - what do others say?<BR/><BR/>TBS - Now that you mention it, I wonder what kind of impression her character is supposed to leave. If I recall she's not on screen very much and talks even less. Not that you have to speak to communicate, obviously; she even uses the actions of hiding her face effectively. Her eventual kindness towards Massey is sweet, and when her mistake leads to his capture, I was honestly a little distressed. So overall, I thought she was effective in a very contained character.Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05540154833326987567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-11101231359552694792007-06-23T08:38:00.000-05:002007-06-23T08:38:00.000-05:00Mammo is an amazing film - makes you realise what ...Mammo is an amazing film - makes you realise what a brilliant actress Farida Jalal is, and that she's actually quite capable of doing pretty good cinema, not just play the mother/ayah/ friend in Yash Chopra productions. <BR/><BR/>Mirch Masala is a must watch - some fantastic actors, and Smita Patil stole the show!<BR/><BR/>What did you think of Arundhati Sahib in Massey Sahib?!The Buddha Smiledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13472786899198595245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-6337780095226619902007-06-23T04:04:00.000-05:002007-06-23T04:04:00.000-05:00Curiously for such high-minded arty movies, they a...Curiously for such high-minded arty movies, they are also shameless copies of western works of art:<BR/><BR/>Party is a rip-off of Mrs.Dalloway<BR/><BR/>MirchMasala is a rip-off of Monna Vanna.<BR/><BR/>The rest of them though are government funded advertisements for state socialism.akshayefanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436391850561844858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-57571608372909044582007-06-22T10:06:00.000-05:002007-06-22T10:06:00.000-05:00They are "arty," because that is what NFDC is for ...They are "arty," because that is what NFDC is for - funding films that are out of the mainstream. :-) <BR/><BR/>I second the *Jaane bhi do yaaro* recommendation. *Pestonjee* should be seen by any Naseeruddin Shah fan. The Satyajit Ray films, like *Ghare-baire*, are also excellent.Filmi Geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03452657736759131107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15977843.post-40879829842323626872007-06-22T01:42:00.000-05:002007-06-22T01:42:00.000-05:00Hi BethMost of them in the list are "Arty", non-ma...Hi Beth<BR/><BR/>Most of them in the list are "Arty", non-mainstream movies. Out of them I highly recommend the following<BR/><BR/>Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron - Kundan Shah, director<BR/>Mirch Masala - Ketan Mehta, director<BR/><BR/>Cheers <BR/><BR/>ArunImpressionisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06052611840941648163noreply@blogger.com